Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
Don't code today what you can't debug tomorrow
Anonymous
The most important computer is the one that rages in our skulls and ever seeks that satisfactory external emulator. The standarization of real computers would be a disaster - and so it probably won't happen.
Alan J. Perlis
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
Anonymous
C++ has its place in the history of programming languages. Just as Caligula has his place in the history of the Roman Empire.
Robert Firth
When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.
Alan J. Perlis
'Goto' is always evil, like in 'goto school' or 'goto work'.
Anonymous
In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.
Alan J. Perlis
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone.
Bjarne Stroustrup
The eleventh commandment was "Thou Shalt Compute" or "Thou Shalt Not Compute" - I forget which.
Alan J. Perlis
Multi-threading is the art of screwing things up before, during or after something else.
Anonymous